1. Growing Pains. 1 hour ago   permalink

Www.duncepress.com

I’m going to be playing around with the look of the website off and on in the next…oh, month or two probably. Whenever I have the time. I already moved most of the links to a separate page (except for my rarebits buddies…more on that later), but I plan on getting a fan art page up, and maybe some extras too, if I can slap ...

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The Web Comic List :   Billy the Dunce

2. More Muppet Goodness 1 hour ago   permalink

Johanna / Comics Worth Reading

You’ve likely already seen the Muppets performing Bohemian Rhapsody in the clip that zoomed around the internet over the past two days. But you really owe it to yourself to explore some of the other fine original videos that the Muppets Studio has been posting to YouTube. They have more musical numbers, comedy sketches, including [...]

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3. Note: This Is What Is Left After Making Sweet Potato Soup, Curried Sweet Potatoes, and Sweet Potato Chili... 55 minutes ago   permalink

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4. Thanks for giving kids the Earth 1 hour ago   permalink

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In October, we happily took part in the DonorsChoose Social Media Challenge , teaming up with All of My Faults are Stress-Related and Eruptions to create a geoblog generosity trifecta. We got amazing results, with geoblogs readers giving $8660 to our challenge . Part of that money was contributed by a generous match from HP, and they have ...

5. The Battle of Dovecote Crest 1 hour ago   permalink

The Web Comic List

So this idea was mentioned before, but as we’ve been getting so many comments on strips lately (thank you all!), Bridget and I thought it might possibly be time to ask again if people would be interested in a forum of some kind. So yeah! Just drop a comment if you see that as the kind of thing you’d be interested in participating in, ...

6. A Cape Cod Connection In 'The Outermost House' 1 hour ago   permalink

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When she needs inspiration for writing about the natural world, author Lucinda Fleeson opens Henry Beston's 1929 classic: The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod .

7. The holiday meal 1 hour ago   permalink

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Today is Thanksgiving in the United States, and the inevitable political innuendoes aside, it's usually a holiday I like. I'm fond of my family -- both my own and my wife's -- and glad to see them, although in recent years we have dwindled down to a few. Still, I basically have good memories of these meals. Having said that, it's also a time ...

8. Allan 1 hour ago   permalink

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9. New Zealand Climate Science Coalition caught lying about temperature trends 1 hour ago   permalink

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The latest story exciting the denialosphere is being put about by Anthony Watts and is based on a "news alert" from the New Zealand Climate Science Coalition. (Note: New Zealand Climate Science Coalition contains no actual climate scientists.) The New Zealand Government's chief climate advisory unit NIWA is under fire for allegedly massaging raw ...

10. Jeremy Renner is in talks to play Hawkeye! 1 hour ago   permalink

Comic Book Movie

The actor has told this months issue of Empire that he is in talks to play Clint Barton in 'Thor' and 'The Avengers'!

11. The digested classic 1 hour ago   permalink

John Crace / Books news

'"Sorry I'm a bit late," Newland said, though both he and Ellen knew that what he was really saying was that he loved her deeply, yet did not want to compromise her by making her his mistress.' When Newland Archer opened the door at the back of the box, the curtain had just gone up on the garden scene. "Darn it," he thought. "I have arrived 10 ...

12. Apple acquires Next, Jobs 1 hour ago   permalink

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In a stunning move, Apple Computer (AAPL) said tonight that it will purchase Next Software in a $400 million deal that will bring former Apple CEO Steve Jobs back to the company he cofounded.

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13. Turkey Troubles 2 hours ago   permalink

Liz B / A Chair

Turkey Trouble by Wendi Silvano . Illustrated by Lee Harper . Marshall Cavendish Children's Books . 2009. Review copy supplied by publisher. The Plot : Thanksgiving is coming. Turkey realizes that he is in trouble. What to do? Turkey is a bird of a zillion disguises. First a horse... a cow... a pig. But are any of those farm animals safe? What's ...

14. Tales Of Scrappy Michiganders In 'American Salvage' 3 hours ago   permalink

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In the second installment of our book series, "Backstory," Steve Inskeep talks with author Bonnie Jo Campbell. Her latest book, American Salvage , is a short story collection that explores the lives of people at the bottom of American society.

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15. 2009 Graphic Novels 2 hours ago   permalink

Www.nytimes.com

Graphic books have been plentiful in 2009, with diverse approaches: memoir (“Stitches”), reportage (“A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge”), fiction (“Asterios Polyp”), adaptation (Richard Stark’s “The Hunter”) and superhero (“Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?”). There are many more. Whether you’re already a ...

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Ed Sizemore / Comics Worth Reading :   Manga Gift Guide

16. Health Insurance Companies Need to Get Richer 3 hours ago   permalink

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Anthem Health Plans of Maine, a subsidiary of WellPoint, is suing the state because they want to increase premium rates by 18.5% on their 12,000 individual insurance policy holders, so they can guarantee themselves a 3% profit margin. This story shows how silly it would be to solely rely on regulation to rein in insurance industry practices. ...

17. Leiji Matsumoto Settles Suit over Plagiarism Claim 3 hours ago   permalink

Anime News Network

On Thursday, manga and anime creator Leiji Matsumoto (Space Battleship Yamato, Space Pirate Captain Harlock) settled a lawsuit with singer-songwriter Noriyuki Makihara over Matsumoto's claim that Makihara had plagiarized his Galaxy Express 999 manga. Matusmoto had claimed on Japanese television that Makihara admitted to copying a phrase from ...

18. Get Wise to WISE 3 hours ago   permalink

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Once again I'm excited about a new piece of machinery. This time it is a space mission again. There have been several remarkable missions launched (many in very recent years), doing all sorts of excellent science, helping us discover all sorts of things about our universe, near and far, young and old. I've spoken about (and sometimes followed ...

19. свершилось!!! 3 hours ago   permalink

Contemporary Art

Результаты фестиваля «Пятая нога» 23 ноября 2009 года в кинотеатре "Пионер" при поддержке клуба СИНЕ ФАНТОМ состоялся Первый международный фестиваль видеопоэзи

20. Mystery Volcano Photo #16 4 hours ago   permalink

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Happy Thanksgiving (for my US readers) ... otherwise happy Thursday to the rest of the world. I've got another Mystery Volcano Photo for you all. Good luck! Current Standings: Don Crain - 2 gijs - 2 The Bobs - 2 volcanista - 1 Lockwood - 1 Elizabeth - 1 Ralph - 1 Anne - 1 Cam - 1 gg - 1 Boris Behncke - 1 Damon Hynes - 1 Read the comments on this ...